Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Uganda

Uganda: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 39.12 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
39.12 0-100
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
157th
of 207 countries
All-time high
49.67 0-100
in 2006
All-time low
35.22 0-100
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Uganda, 1996–2024

010203040501996201020241996: 38.9 0-1001998: 36.7 0-1002000: 35.2 0-1002002: 36.8 0-1002003: 41.4 0-1002004: 43.2 0-1002005: 45.7 0-1002006: 49.7 0-1002007: 48.7 0-1002008: 47.9 0-1002009: 47.7 0-1002010: 46.9 0-1002011: 45.8 0-1002012: 45.8 0-1002013: 44.8 0-1002014: 45.4 0-1002015: 45.2 0-1002016: 42.1 0-1002017: 42.5 0-1002018: 41.9 0-1002019: 41.5 0-1002020: 41.7 0-1002021: 40.1 0-1002022: 39.8 0-1002023: 40.6 0-1002024: 39.1 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - governance score in Uganda is 39.12 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Uganda peaked at 49.67 0-100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 35.22 0-100, in 2000.

That places Uganda 157th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Uganda, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 38.85 0-100
1998 36.74 0-100 -5.4%
2000 35.22 0-100 -4.1%
2002 36.85 0-100 +4.6%
2003 41.37 0-100 +12.3%
2004 43.16 0-100 +4.3%
2005 45.67 0-100 +5.8%
2006 49.67 0-100 +8.8%
2007 48.69 0-100 -2.0%
2008 47.86 0-100 -1.7%
2009 47.69 0-100 -0.4%
2010 46.86 0-100 -1.7%
2011 45.79 0-100 -2.3%
2012 45.83 0-100 +0.1%
2013 44.82 0-100 -2.2%
2014 45.36 0-100 +1.2%
2015 45.19 0-100 -0.4%
2016 42.1 0-100 -6.8%
2017 42.51 0-100 +1.0%
2018 41.86 0-100 -1.5%
2019 41.5 0-100 -0.9%
2020 41.74 0-100 +0.6%
2021 40.09 0-100 -3.9%
2022 39.84 0-100 -0.6%
2023 40.59 0-100 +1.9%
2024 39.12 0-100 -3.6%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 39.12 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.48 0-100, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 39.12 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.31 0-100, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.8 0-100 36.74 0-100 38.85 0-100 2
2000s 44.02 0-100 35.22 0-100 49.67 0-100 9
2010s 44.18 0-100 41.5 0-100 46.86 0-100 10
2020s 40.28 0-100 39.12 0-100 41.74 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 154 Niger 39.86 0-100 compare
  2. 155 Togo 39.84 0-100 compare
  3. 156 Mozambique 39.25 0-100 compare
  4. 158 Gabon 38.98 0-100 compare
  5. 159 Iraq 38.97 0-100 compare
  6. 160 Uzbekistan 38.64 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Uganda?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Uganda was 39.12 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 49.67 0-100 in 2006.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 35.22 0-100 in 2000.
How does Uganda rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Uganda ranks 157th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,285 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).